Sash guide



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T. w. HoLT sAsH GUIDE original Filed May 25 1925 June 14,V 1927.

lll/11111111111 K Patented June i 9277i.`

'rHoMswnoLnor ELKHART, INDIANA, AssIGNonzBY MEsNE AssIGNMENTsTo HTHE'ADAMsav Y ILLINOIS. f

WESTLAKE COMPANY, or 'CHIoAGdrnmNors vAfeonroItA'rIoN or n i sAsH euren.

. original'appiie'aiimi inea my es, 1925 ser'iai No. aas's'zygjnivie nef-this appiicationiiled otot'e i 1926. seriaiiNo. 140,541. i f 1 The purpose of ,this invention is to providean improved sa'shyguide"` of `the type adapted to lit Within a-gr'ooved sash stile, which guide is light, durable and inexpensive, and is designed to function as a weather strip and a lockrack as well asa guide,

One form of .the invention is presented f herein` for'the purpose of exempliiication,

fn by thesame advantageous features.

but it will of course be appreciated thatthe invention issusceptible of `embodiment Yin other slightly modified forms `characterized In the accompanying drawing:v

VFig.`1 is aview offaL corner of a window r sash-associated with a guideconstructedin` accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 isa front view of the guide;

Fig. 3fisasideview of the same; and

Fig. 4fis atransverse sectiomtaken on the line `44of Fig. V3.' f e Aswill be observedgin .thedrawingg the l guide is att-ached to a Window jamb 10, and is embraced between theside walls 11 of a guidev groovezin the outer margin of. asash stile 12.; The lguide.consists essentially of A,

' two 'channel strips 13 and 14, which are ar- The strip 13 ranged one within the other. The guide may also inclu-de a lock rack 15 intheform of 'a plurality of integrally associated lock stops 16. 1 is of U-shaped cross section,

" Vima is rigid, being Vformed of relatively thick sheet metal. The strip 14 is also lof U-shaped cross section. but is resilient,`being formed of relatively thin sheet metal'. f The base 17 of the strip13 is `secured contiguously against thewindow jamb 10, and Vthe strip-14,which is smaller. isnested within the strip 13, with the base l18 of the strip 14 against thebase17` of the 'strip 13;"The sides of the strip 14 project from the channel .in the strip 13, andare flared laterally at 19 in `opposite directions beyond the sides ofv lthe strip 13 forresilient engagement with the side walls l1 of the groove in the stile.

Y The iared marginal portions 19 may also fengage resiliently with the base of the groove in the stile. The portions 19 ofthe strip 14 are preferably of U-shaped` cross section in order to provide relatively broad and frictionless bearing beads `for sliding `coaction with theV wall of the groove in the the groove.- i The lock rack 15 is aflatstrip whichis vand `is* efiicient in operation asa stile,l but it will ofceurse be rappreciated ly less' width' thanthe groove in the stile, and;

the side wallsy 11 of the groove are normally X-maintained in spaced relation to the side walls of the strip 13 by the resilient action of the projecting portions 19 ofthe strip side walls 11 of the grooves 1sy of slightly greater width acrossthe portions 19 kthan secured in the channel in the strip 14 against the base 18 of the, same and isbent out- 14 and the lock 'rack 15 are permanently "secured together by a plurality of rivets22,

guide, weather strip and lock rack structure is delO'by a plurality ofscrews 23.,

-sof 14. The strip 14, when uncompressed by the "Y wardly at intervals'to provide stops 16` hav-1` i v Ving horizontal upper "surfaces `20 andfinclined undersurfaces 21. vThe strips 13 and 70 From the foregoing description, itr will fl be appreciated that the guide of the inveninexpensive to manufacture, is easy to apply, guide, a weather `strip and a lock rack.

This application is a division of my vwithin the` other to form in effect a rib for insertionwithin the groove, the inner strip having a Vresilient portion projecting from the contour of the outer strip for rreslliently yieldable engagement with the sash at a l point within the groove. l

n 2. A sash guide comprising two channel strips arranged together in nested relation, the inner strip having a resilient marginal portion projecting from the outer strip throughout the length thereof for resiliently yieldable engagement with a cooperating sash portion.

rtion is extremely simple in constructiom'is S0 CO1;- i pending application Serial No. 32,537 filed l 3..A sash guide comprising two channel 3 strips arranged together in nested relation," i l l the inner strip being resilient and having the marginal portions thereot projecting from the outer strip throughout the length thereof for resiliently yieldahle engagement with cooperating sash portions.

4. A sash guide comprising a rigid Channel Strip of relativelj7 thick sheet metalA` and a. resilient channel strip o't relatively thin sheet metal secured within the rigid strip and having its iiizn'giiial portions projecting beyond those ol the rigid strip tor resilientliY yieldahle movement toward the latter.

5. A sash guide comprising a rigid channel Strip of relatively thick Sheet metal, and a resilient channel strip ot relatively thin sheet metal secured within the rigid Strip and having its Sides liared laterally in opposite directions beyond the rigid strip for resiliently yielding movement toward the same.

6. A sash guide comprising a rigid strip, a resilient strip secured to the rigid strip and having a portion projecting laterally beyond such strip tor resiliently yielding movement toward the saine, and another rigid strip Secured to the lirst mentioned rigid strip and the resilient strip and bent lateralljv at intervals throughout the length thereotI to provide a plurality of lock stops.

In testimonj7 whereof l have hereunto subscribed my name.

THOMAS lV. HOLT. 

